HANSBORO, East Deschire--She was once called the "firebrand from the heartland" by a Nationalist colleague.
And now, former Sen. Nancy Lindselli (C) is back in the spotlight, just a few months after losing re-election by a sliver of the vote.
Lindselli has all but confirmed she will challenge fellow Conservative (albeit moderate) Sen. Denna Halitz in the 2014 primary elections.
Halitz has struck a bipartisan tone in the Senate, a far cry from Lindselli's strictly party-line voting record.
And after having lost by just a handful of votes to Nationalist Secretary of State Allison Sweeten in the 2012 election, the 76-year-old Lindselli seems less ready for retirement and more anxious to jump back into the political battle zone, by challenging the much younger Halitz (age 37) in what could be a tense primary race that centers as much around policy differences as generational ones.
Over the past month, speculation has mounted that Lindselli might take on Halitz, who is up for re-election in 2014.
Sources close to the "gun-toting grandma," as she calls herself, told the Mavocke Capitol last month that Lindselli was all but certain to run for the Senate in 2014.
And last week, Lindselli herself told political reporter Tom Cuben that she would return to Mavocke.
"I'll be back there (in Mavocke), in some form or fashion," she said.
She added that the opinions of party leaders has little impact on the decisions she makes.
"I take pride in being independent. I don't go around kowtowing to party leadership. I do what I think is right, and I stick to it."
Lindselli's possible forthcoming maverick candidacy has some CNS party leaders concerned.
On the one hand, she has a more reliably conservative voting record compared to Halitz, who has sided with Nationalists on a number of important votes.
But chief among their concerns: Lindselli's fiery tone and hard-line conservative views could alienate voters in friendly and folksy East Deschire.
The Harvest State is generally conservative-leaning. However, East Deschireans have a record of voting in moderate Nationalists, including Sens. Portia McLendon, as well as Gov. Lynn DeMont and Lt. Gov. Laurel McEdery.
"There is some concern in the leadership...that if Lindselli wins the nomination, and the NAT nominates a centrist candidate like John Blackman or Donna Rae Cobb...that may result in the loss of a Conservative-held seat," one source, who asked not to be identified because they were not allowed to speak to the media, told the Hansboro Laureate.
Blackman, a businessman from Hansboro, was a candidate for the Senate back in 2010, but lost the primary election to Sweeten, who went on to lose narrowly to Conservative Mike Aventhalle in the general election.
Cobb is the Assemblywoman for the seat of Forkwich, which encompasses the northeastern corner of the state.
Both are said to be considering a 2014 Senate bid.
And now, former Sen. Nancy Lindselli (C) is back in the spotlight, just a few months after losing re-election by a sliver of the vote.
Lindselli has all but confirmed she will challenge fellow Conservative (albeit moderate) Sen. Denna Halitz in the 2014 primary elections.
Halitz has struck a bipartisan tone in the Senate, a far cry from Lindselli's strictly party-line voting record.
And after having lost by just a handful of votes to Nationalist Secretary of State Allison Sweeten in the 2012 election, the 76-year-old Lindselli seems less ready for retirement and more anxious to jump back into the political battle zone, by challenging the much younger Halitz (age 37) in what could be a tense primary race that centers as much around policy differences as generational ones.
Over the past month, speculation has mounted that Lindselli might take on Halitz, who is up for re-election in 2014.
Sources close to the "gun-toting grandma," as she calls herself, told the Mavocke Capitol last month that Lindselli was all but certain to run for the Senate in 2014.
And last week, Lindselli herself told political reporter Tom Cuben that she would return to Mavocke.
"I'll be back there (in Mavocke), in some form or fashion," she said.
She added that the opinions of party leaders has little impact on the decisions she makes.
"I take pride in being independent. I don't go around kowtowing to party leadership. I do what I think is right, and I stick to it."
Lindselli's possible forthcoming maverick candidacy has some CNS party leaders concerned.
On the one hand, she has a more reliably conservative voting record compared to Halitz, who has sided with Nationalists on a number of important votes.
But chief among their concerns: Lindselli's fiery tone and hard-line conservative views could alienate voters in friendly and folksy East Deschire.
The Harvest State is generally conservative-leaning. However, East Deschireans have a record of voting in moderate Nationalists, including Sens. Portia McLendon, as well as Gov. Lynn DeMont and Lt. Gov. Laurel McEdery.
"There is some concern in the leadership...that if Lindselli wins the nomination, and the NAT nominates a centrist candidate like John Blackman or Donna Rae Cobb...that may result in the loss of a Conservative-held seat," one source, who asked not to be identified because they were not allowed to speak to the media, told the Hansboro Laureate.
Blackman, a businessman from Hansboro, was a candidate for the Senate back in 2010, but lost the primary election to Sweeten, who went on to lose narrowly to Conservative Mike Aventhalle in the general election.
Cobb is the Assemblywoman for the seat of Forkwich, which encompasses the northeastern corner of the state.
Both are said to be considering a 2014 Senate bid.
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